spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspās-ˌkraft 
: a vehicle or device designed for travel or operation outside the earth's atmosphere
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The spacecraft back-and-forth gained extra attention, as any delay to the Crew-10 mission meant a longer wait in space for Williams and Wilmore — a topic with an increasing presence in headlines as the launch date has gotten closer.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
All four are shown inside the spacecraft while preparing it to carry them back to Earth.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Those two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, have unexpectedly remained at the space station since June after NASA determined that the troubled Starliner spacecraft wasn't up to the task of transporting them back.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
The fate of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who launched on the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024, has become a political issue after President Donald Trump and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the astronauts' return was held up by the Biden White House.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
All four are shown inside the spacecraft while preparing it to carry them back to Earth.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2025
Those two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, have unexpectedly remained at the space station since June after NASA determined that the troubled Starliner spacecraft wasn't up to the task of transporting them back.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2025
The fate of Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who launched on the first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 5, 2024, has become a political issue after President Donald Trump and SpaceX founder Elon Musk said the astronauts' return was held up by the Biden White House.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Spacecraft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spacecraft. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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spacecraft
noun
space·craft
ˈspā-ˌskraft
plural spacecraft
: a vehicle for travel beyond the earth's atmosphere
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